my my, what a great thread -- aside from the burning, drowning and asphixiation parts -- they are damn cute. my gf loves squirrels as she hasn't a house to worry about nor a yard (neither do i for that matter) and told me they are very helpful in rebuilding or keeping forests as they are not bright at all.
they bury nuts they find and then go off looking for the perfect upgrade, a better nut. very much like headfi-ers but they never remember their first love and instead of selling their former acorn to the next rat or silly squirrel in the forums, they forget where they have stode the treasure and eventually it becomes a tree.
i for one may go and bury my beyers in case one day i reap a factory... quite a savings in the long run i reckon...